19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal, 1431In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold, 1539John Francis attempts to murder Queen Victoria, 1842Westminster's Big Ben rang for the first time in London, 1859Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time, 1868New York City's Gilmores Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public, 1879The Treaty of London, 1913, ends the First Balkan War and Albania becomes an independent nation, 1913In China protests erupt against the Great Powers infringing on Chinese sovereignty, 1925A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes, 1948The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened, 1959At the Ascot Park in Gardena, California, daredevil Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined up in a row, 1967